🛍️ The best thrift shops in Pittsburgh

How Can You Track A Pittsburgh Bus?

Have you ever used an app like Ready2Ride, Transit, or TrueTime to track your bus, only to have it not show up? That’s called a ghost bus, and these errors happen because of traffic, road work, or staffing issues. To improve customer service, Pittsburgh Regional Transit is expanding hours where riders can reach a live person by phone or through a live chat. PRT is also hoping to improve tracker data by using “disruption management,” a technology that will send alerts to riders about late arrivals, ghost buses, and detours. [PublicSource]

• 🚌 Wondering why your bus is always late? We talked to CEO of Pittsburgh Regional Transit Katharine Kellerman to get your answer. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

NLRB Seeks Injunction Against the Post-Gazette

A year and a half into the strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the National Labor Relations Board authorized an injunction against management for dozens of ongoing unfair labor practices and violations of federal law. This means that a federal judge could potentially compel the company to pay for lost wages, end the strike, and go back to the bargaining table. [Pittsburgh Union Progress]

• 📣 Strike breakers! Democratic candidates Jack Stollsteimer and Keir Bradford-Gray apologized to their union supporters after giving interviews to a reporter at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette while reporters are still on strike. The other three candidates honored their pledge to not talk to the P-G. [90.5 WESA]
• 🗳️ Learn more about the attorney general race and more on your ballot tomorrow. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Celebrate A Pittsburgh Radio Inventor’s 150th Birthday

Pittsburgh’s KDKA was a pioneer in radio broadcasting, and one of the inventors that created the technology — Frank Conrad — will soon get a spotlight at the National Museum of Broadcasting on the East End of Pittsburgh. The museum hopes to document the history of broadcasting, as well as teach students in recording studios. To help the project get off the ground, the museum is hosting a fundraiser on May 4 (Conrad’s birthday) at the Wilkinsburg Train Station. [Pittsburgh Magazine]

• 🎙️ Familiar voices & faces: The fundraiser will host a panel including WQED-FM’s Jim Cunningham, former KDKA morning host Jack Bogut, retired WTAE TV anchorwoman Sally Wiggin, and Bill Flanagan, host of WPXI-TV’s “Our Region’s Business.” Register here!

Need a new look? Here’s where to get some new-to-you threads while shopping sustainably in Pittsburgh.

Boheme Shops

📍Lawrenceville

Every corner of Boheme is filled with a different small business selling handmade and secondhand goods. Browse vendors like Windfall Vintage, Mill Street Vintage, Kula Industries, Dead Byrd Vintage, and more.

Fifty One Ten Vintage

📍 Bloomfield

Worn-in sweatshirts and T-shirts just feel cozier, right? Fifty One Ten has a ton of options, including all of your favorite Pittsburgh gear. Plus, they have dresses, skirts, and jumpsuits!

Steal City Vintage

📍Squirrel Hill

Walk down the stairs and into the basement to find a massive curation of unisex clothing. The store is extra fun because everything is organized by color!

Heat Check

📍West Homestead

This store is part thrift shop, part coffee shop, and all good vibes. Don’t miss their special pop-up events with local vintage vendors, food trucks, and more.

The Closet

📍Bellevue

Feeling nostalgic for the robo Penguins logo? Or maybe you’re dying to find an old Three Rivers Stadium shirt? This is THE spot for your retro Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates gear.

Highway Robbery Vintage

📍South Side

Mix a retro piece with your modern wardrobe with something from Highway Robbery Vintage, which specializes in apparel and accessories for men and women from the 1950's to early 1990's.

Second Harvest Community Thrift Store

📍Sharpsburg

Bring your own bag and go treasure hunting! All of your money spent will go back to the community. Got food to share? Drop it in their Community Free Fridge.

B-Sides Vintage

📍 Millvale

Stop in B-Sides Vintage to shop their rack of 80s-Y2K Levi’s jeans, plus a comfy T-shirt to go with them.

County Exec Sara Innamorato on Tiny Homes, Flooding & Property Reassessments

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato just marked one hundred days in office – and released a massive, 91-point plan for the county in the coming years. She joins us to talk about her main priorities, from affordable housing to a green economy. We also discuss the school district’s lawsuit against her office seeking a countywide property reassessment, and what she’s watching for in tomorrow’s primary election.